Walgreens Plans To Operate 11 Micro-Fulfillment Centers For Prescription Delivery By The End Of 2022
By the end of 2022, Walgreens Boots Alliance plans to operate a total of 11 pharmacy micro-fulfillment centers across the United States. The first two are in operation, one in Dallas, Texas and one in Phoenix, Arizona. WBA has not disclosed the locations of the next nine. The two facilities support prescription fulfillment at 550 Walgreens pharmacies. When all 11 are open, they will support 1,000 Walgreens pharmacies.
The facilities are operated by iA, a pharmaceutical fulfillment technology company. WBA acquired a majority stake in iA in January 2021. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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